A roundup of today's other courst news in brief
Helmet action almost resolved
A legal action by a hurling helmet supplier who claimed the GAA standard for junior headgear is too stringent has almost been resolved, the High Court heard yesterday.
Cooper Leisure (Int) Ltd, Ballinasloe, Galway, brought proceedings against the GAA and its central council claiming it suffered significant financial losses as a result of the standard required by the GAA. The company claimed their helmets passed a European test and had asked the court to order the GAA to add its junior helmet to the approved list.
The GAA requires all hurlers to wear helmets that have passed the National Standards Authority of Ireland IS-355 test.
Ms Justice Mary Laffoy was told the settlement is subject to ratification by the GAA on August 7th next.
Pet shop fined over unlicensed parrot
A pet shop owner has been fined €4,000 at Portlaoise District Court for having an unlicensed parrot and a tube of glue trap.
Gardaí and National Parks and Wildlife Service(NPWS) officers discovered the items during a search of properties belonging to Richard O’Brien, Clonminam Road, Portlaoise, on March 2nd, 2009.
The endangered parrot, a Military Macaw, was found in Birdworld in Portlaoise without a microchip, leg ring or appropriate paperwork. The tube of glue trap was located in a storage area.
Mr O’Brien claimed he was minding the bird for a friend who was preparing a new aviary. “I can give the court here today a 100 per cent assurance that an Annex A bird will never be allowed on my premises again,” he told the court.
Judge Gerard Haughton said he was “not particularly impressed” by O’Brien’s evidence. A five-month suspended sentence issued in February 2007 related to similar offences.
Libyan in breach of bail rules arrested
A Libyan national was arrested at the Garda National Immigration Bureau on Thursday after he was found to have a one-way ticket to Tripoli, in breach of bail conditions, a court heard.
At the District Court in Waterford in March, Abdul Salam Mansour al Jehani (32), Johnstown, Waterford, received a three-month jail term for failing to provide valid immigration papers.
Judge David Kennedy yesterday remanded him in custody with consent to bail.